Fire is a hot topic these days, particularly when it comes to the boreal forest, the vast expanse of trees that stretches across Alaska, Canada and other cold northern regions. Large fires have been ...

If you are thinking of planting deciduous fruit trees, now is the time to plan for this project. In the coming weeks, bare-root deciduous fruit trees will be arriving in nurseries. Unfortunately, in ...

Contrary to what is generally assumed, the diversity of qualitative chemicals among species of eastern deciduous forest trees is high. Qualitative defenses (e.g., alkaloids) that supplement ...

Chennai: Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns and elevation-linked microclimates are steadily reshaping forest habitats across the Eastern a.

Here in the land of evergreens, it's no wonder that many gardeners stage a revolt when it comes to their own landscape and plant as many herbaceous and deciduous plants as possible. But a winter ...

Did you know that forests cover about 31% of the Earth's land area? From the icy taiga to the sweltering jungle, our planet is home to a spectacular variety of forest ecosystems. We often categorise ...

Did you know that forests cover almost one-third of all land on Earth? These large green areas are the lungs of our planet, ...

Jill Johnstone acknowledges funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council in Canada and in the United States from the Long Term Ecological Research Program (National Science ...